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Annual East Hampton Antiques & Design Show Goes Virtual

July 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Signed Fleurs Cowles donated by Charlotte MossThe East Hampton Historical Society on Long Island has announced their signature summer event, the East Hampton Antiques & Design Show, will be held in a virtual format this year. [Read more…] about Annual East Hampton Antiques & Design Show Goes Virtual

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, New York City Tagged With: antiques, East Hampton Historical Society, Material Culture

Antique Engine Jamboree Seeking Exhibitors

July 23, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, NY, has announced they are seeking exhibitors for the 36th annual Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree and Powerfest, set for Saturday, September 7th.

Exhibits include motors, tractors, farm machines, model engines, vehicles, motorcycles, and more. Exhibitors include members of the Franklin Doodlebug Club, the Southern Tier Antique Gas and Steam Engine Association, the Hudson Mohawk Chapter of the Pioneer Gas Engine Association, the Antique Outboard Motor Club, and the Mohican Car Club. Popular features include a 1926 Ahrens Fox Pumper Firetruck, the 1957 Nash Metropolitan Hook and Ladder Fire Truck Ride from the Catskill Game Farm, and a great variety of engines. [Read more…] about Antique Engine Jamboree Seeking Exhibitors

Filed Under: Food, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: antiques, Hanford Mills Museum

Jewelry Appraisals Event At Albany Institute

March 21, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hardstone Intaglio BraceletThe Albany Institute of History & Art is set to host a Jewelry Appraisal Day in partnership with Mark Lawson Antiques on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 10:30 am to 2 pm.

Interested participants are welcome to come to the museum to have local appraiser Mark Lawson and a team of certified gemologists appraise the market value of jewelries. Appraisals will be $5 per piece with a limit of three per person. Appraisals will be verbal appraisals. [Read more…] about Jewelry Appraisals Event At Albany Institute

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Albany, Albany Institute For History and Art, antiques

65th Antique Winter Show Announces Exhibitors

October 8, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

View of The Winter Show 2018 The Winter Show, previously known as The Winter Antiques Show, has announced the participating exhibitors of its 2019 edition, to be held at the historic Park Avenue Armory in New York City from January 18-27, 2019.

The 2019 edition will feature 70 exhibitors presenting a mix of fine and decorative arts from around the world, dating from ancient times through the present day. [Read more…] about 65th Antique Winter Show Announces Exhibitors

Filed Under: Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: antiques, Material Culture, New York City

Local Auto History: Catskill Conquest Rally This Weekend

September 19, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Antique Car RallyThe Catskill Conquest Pilot Rally will take place this Saturday, beginning at 9 am with a continental breakfast at the Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center, 5096 State Route 28, Mount Tremper, NY.

A morning program will include Richard Riker who will speak about his grandparents, A. L. and Edith Riker, who drove the Locomobile in the 1903 Auto Endurance Run. A 1898 Riker Electric and a 1909 Locomobile Model L Demi-Tonneau will be on the grounds. [Read more…] about Local Auto History: Catskill Conquest Rally This Weekend

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: antiques, Catskills, Transportation History

Antique Show to Benefit Historic Nellis Tavern

February 19, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Palatine Settlement Society’s 13th Annual Antique Show inside the Great Hall at the Arkell Museum is set for Saturday, March 3rd from 10 am to 4 pm. All proceeds will go directly to the restoration and continued preservation of the historic 1747 Nellis Tavern.

This show offers a range of antiques and collectibles from over two dozen dealers who will be exhibiting and selling items such as furniture, quilts, books, tools, postcards, paintings, toys, china, jewelry and more. [Read more…] about Antique Show to Benefit Historic Nellis Tavern

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: antiques, Nellis Tavern, Palatine Settlement Society

34th Annual Antique Engine Jamboree and Powerfest Saturday

September 6, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Doodlebug touring the mill siteThe Hanford Mills Museum in Delaware County, NY will host the 34th annual Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree and Powerfest on Saturday, September 9th from 10 am to 4 pm.

Visitors can talk with collectors about their antique tractors, cars, trucks, outboard motors, Ford Doodlebugs, model engines, hit and miss engines, water-cooled and air-cooled gas engines. [Read more…] about 34th Annual Antique Engine Jamboree and Powerfest Saturday

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: antiques, Hanford Mills Museum

Make-Do’s: Curiously Repaired Antiques Exhibit

April 20, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Agateware jug, mid-19th century with later alterationsBoscobel House and Gardens’ will hold Make-Do’s: Curiously Repaired Antiques, from June 3rd to October 1st, a major exhibition focused on historic attempts to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Make-dos include everyday household remnants, such as porcelain teapots with silver replacement spouts and or tin handles. They also include treasured relics, such as a decanter riddled with staples that was once owned by Washington Irving. More than 100 examples will be drawn from local, private and public collections.  [Read more…] about Make-Do’s: Curiously Repaired Antiques Exhibit

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: antiques, Boscobel House, Environmental History

Two Adirondack Antiquing Adventures Sept 14-18

September 12, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Exquisite displays abound at the Adirondack Museum’s Antiques Show and SaleDealers in high quality antiques from across the country are converging in the Adirondack wilderness for two events, the Adirondack Mountains Antiques Show in Indian Lake, held Wednesday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 18, and the Adirondack Museum Antiques Show and Sale, held Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18. More than 100 dealers are expected to exhibit at two shows, held in the two mountain hamlets about 11 miles apart.

They’re expected to bring with them high-quality art, antiques, collectibles and other vintage items — much of it curated with a rustic Adirondack sensibility — including camp, cottage, Mission, and Old Hickory furniture; rare books; vintage boats; antique sporting goods; taxidermy; quilts; historical fine art and folk art; militaria; oriental rugs; Native American jewelry and artifacts; and much more. [Read more…] about Two Adirondack Antiquing Adventures Sept 14-18

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Adirondack Museum, antiques, Blue Mountain Lake, Indian Lake

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